Hit the Road (2021) + No Pride in Genocide Shorts Program

Join Nowhere Cinema on the road with a screening of the Iranian film, Hit the Road, and stick around afterwards to check out the No Pride in Genocide 2026 shorts program from Queer Cinema for Palestine!

"Iranian cinema in all its poetic humanity is on lovely display in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road, a charmingly offbeat, meaningful journey across remote spaces (and at one point, fantastically, into space itself) that follows a tight-knit Tehran family of four entering unfamiliar territory.

It’s tempting to consider Panahi’s feature debut in some hereditary through line with the pointedly sociopolitical, realist work of his father, state-targeted filmmaker Jafar Panahi (Offside, 3 Faces), who is still under a 20-year ban from filmmaking inside Iran. But that inkling is appealingly thwarted at every turn by how assured the whimsical, heartfelt Hit the Road is in mapping its own artistic path of humor and sorrow, images and sound, and keenly observed detail mixed with the unexplained." – Robert Abele

This screening will be subtitled.

CW: Hit the Road includes a scene of animal death (natural causes). If you have any questions, please email nowherecinema@pm.me!

Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) is a collectively-curated global film festival celebrating queer realities and standing in solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people for freedom, justice, and dignity. You can read their mission statement here. Following Hit the Road, we'll be screening the No Pride in Genocide 2026 shorts program (60min).

In 2026, Nowhere Cinema is transitioning to licensed screenings to build toward long-term sustainability and eventually open our own space. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a $6 minimum. If you're able to contribute more, that directly helps us cover licensing costs and work toward special events. If the ticket price is a barrier for you, email nowherecinema@pm.me and we'll make sure you can attend.